Album

#1 Record / Radio City

Big Star

1978 · Rock

15 collectors on Gatefold own this

Start your shelf →Open in app
#1 Record / Radio City by Big Star

#1 Record / Radio City is a Rock album by Big Star, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 24 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.

About

Among the sacred texts of ’70s rock, Big Star’s first two albums have a very special place. That’s because songwriters Alex Chilton and Chris Bell shared an equally astonishing knack for conveying teenage hopes and yearnings in songs that merged all the shimmering goodness of The Beatles, The Kinks, and The Byrds. The results could be as poignant as “Thirteen,” a highlight of 1972’s <i>#1 Record</i>, or as exhilarating as “O My Soul,” the rockier blast of power pop that opened 1974’s <i>Radio City</i>.

via Apple Music

The Clerk says

The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.

Start your shelf to read the full take →

Open this record in GatefoldThe full album page. Every pressing and its live price unlocks with Mosh Pit.→

Tracklist

  1. 1Feel3:32
  2. 2The Ballad of el Goodo4:20
  3. 3In the Street2:54
  4. 4Thirteen2:34
  5. 5Don't Lie to Me3:07
  6. 6The India Song2:20
  7. 7When My Baby's Beside Me3:23
  8. 8My Life Is Right3:06
  9. 9Give Me Another Chance3:27
  10. 10Try Again3:32
  11. 11Watch the Sunrise3:44
  12. 12St 100/60:57
  13. 13In the Street3:00
  14. 14O My Soul5:37
  15. 15Life Is White3:17
  16. 16Way Out West2:50
  17. 17What's Going Ahn2:41
  18. 18You Get What You Deserve3:07
  19. 19Mod Lang2:45
  20. 20Back of a Car2:46
  21. 21Daisy Glaze3:48
  22. 22She's a Mover3:13
  23. 23September Gurls2:48
  24. 24Morpha Too1:28
  25. 25I'm In Love With a Girl1:47
  26. 26O My Soul2:50

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Power Pop
  • shimmering
  • bittersweet
  • art school

Album notes

Discogs page for these notes (opens in a new tab)

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Issued with purple / white labels in a laminated gatefold sleeve.
#1 Record titled "No 1 Record" on the spine and back sleeve, and "No. 1 Record" on the labels.
Special Thanks to Nick Ralphs – Dark Star For Loan Of "Priceless" Original Sleeves
An Ardent Recording

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alex ChiltonGUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Andy HummelBASS BASS, VOCALS
  • Chris BellVOCALS, GUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Jody StephensDRUMS

15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 24 pressings tracked on Gatefold

View this release on Discogs →

Start your shelf.

Track your pressings of #1 Record / Radio City, get the Clerk's take, and see what the record is worth — free.

Start your shelf →

Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.